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A recent incident at the 2020 US Open shocked the tennis world. Organizers disqualified World No. 1 Novak Djokovic after he hit a ball that accidentally hit one of the linesmen.
Hearing this news, many people criticized the Serbian and said that the decision was correct. However, Novak’s former coach Nikola Pilic just defended him.
Former coach defends Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic attended Nikola Pilic’s academy between the ages of 12 and 16 when the Serbian had started playing in international youth events. After hearing the news, Nikola was quick to defend his former student when he said:
“If we know what Williams did in the US Open final against Osaka, which Kyrgios often does, then we can disqualify the players in all other matches. In my opinion, Djokovic accidentally hit the referee’s ball. I think he should have been punished with a game removed. This is not OK.
“I think the judge acted a bit too, I don’t think she was so hurt. Do you think Federer would get fired for something like this? No chance. This decision is biased. “
“I already mentioned Serena, what she was doing against Osaka was a horror. She later apologized, but now Novak also apologized for a much lesser matter. I’m sorry that happened to Djokovic. “
While his former coach has endorsed him, Novak has said nothing to defend himself. He released a statement on Instagram where he apologized to the linesman and also to the US Open for his behavior.
This disqualification obviously hurt the Serb, but he will not focus on that now. He is now training for the next clay court event, the Italian Open. Hopefully, he will triumph there for the fifth time in his career when he begins on September 14.
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